5G Millimeter Wave Frequencies And Mobile Networks A Technology Whitepaper on Key Features and Challenges June 14, 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice and Disclaimer – The statements and viewpoints expressed in this White Paper are those of the IWPC mmWave Working Group as of the release date noted on the cover page. Except as expressly stated, they may not reflect the views of individual IWPC members. The IWPC mmWave Working Group has endeavored to provide information that is current and accurate as of the Release Date, but it does not warrant that all information is complete and error-free. Nor does it undertake to update this white paper based upon new information and developments, though it may elect to do so in its sole discretion and without notice. All information in this white paper is provided on an “AS IS” basis. 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IWPC 5G mmWave Mobility White Paper Version 1 Page 1 Do Not Copy or Distribute to ANY third party without prior written permission from IWPC © 2019, IWPC, TEL: +1-215-293-9000, [email protected] Table of Contents Table of Figures ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Whitepaper Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 10 2. Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 10 3. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 14 4. mmWave Use case for Mobile Access Networks ......................................................................................... 16 4.1. Enhance Mobile Broadband ....................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1. High Definition Mobile Video ............................................................................................................ 20 4.1.2. Enhanced AR/VR/XR Experience ....................................................................................................... 21 4.2. Connected Vehicle ...................................................................................................................................... 23 4.2.1. V2V Use Case ..................................................................................................................................... 24 4.2.2. V2I Use Case ...................................................................................................................................... 26 4.2.3. V2P Use Case ..................................................................................................................................... 27 4.3. Industrial Automation ................................................................................................................................ 28 4.4. Fixed Wireless Access ................................................................................................................................. 32 4.5. Use Case Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 34 5. 3GPP Definition for FR2 ............................................................................................................................... 35 5.1. Core Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 35 5.2. Core Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2.1. Operating Bands and Channel Arrangements ................................................................................... 36 5.2.2. Transmitter Characteristics ............................................................................................................... 37 5.2.3. Receiver Characteristics .................................................................................................................... 40 5.3. Rel-16 New directions for FR2 .................................................................................................................... 40 5.4. UL in SUL or EN-DC. Does mmWave still need to carry UL signaling? ....................................................... 43 6. mmWave Spectrum Allocation .................................................................................................................... 44 6.1. Standard Body Update ............................................................................................................................... 44 6.2. North America Spectrum Update ............................................................................................................... 44 6.3. Asia Pacific Spectrum Update .................................................................................................................... 50 6.4. Europe Spectrum Update ........................................................................................................................... 50 7. mmWave Coverage Analysis........................................................................................................................ 51 7.1. mmWave Link Budget ................................................................................................................................ 51 IWPC 5G mmWave Mobility White Paper Version 1 Page 2 Do Not Copy or Distribute to ANY third party without prior written permission from IWPC © 2019, IWPC, TEL: +1-215-293-9000, [email protected] 7.1.1. gNB Parameter Settings .................................................................................................................... 53 7.1.2. UE Settings (for Smartphones) .......................................................................................................... 54 7.1.3. Technology Components ................................................................................................................... 55 7.1.4. Other Link Budget Components ........................................................................................................ 55 7.2. Simulation Results on mmWave Coverage ................................................................................................. 72 7.2.1. Third Party mmWave Coverage Analysis ........................................................................................... 72 7.2.2. Dense Urban / Metro Tier 1 Market Coverage Analysis .................................................................... 76 7.2.3. Dual Connectivity between mmWave and Sub-6GHz ....................................................................... 91 7.2.4. Application performance considerations .......................................................................................... 94 7.3. Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 95 8. Implementation considerations................................................................................................................... 95 8.1. User Mobility and channel considerations ................................................................................................. 95 8.2. Antenna Arrays and Beamforming ............................................................................................................. 97 8.3. Channel Bandwidths ................................................................................................................................. 103 8.4. MU-MIMO Capabilities ............................................................................................................................ 105 8.5. MCS Thresholds and limits ....................................................................................................................... 107 8.6. Beam management .................................................................................................................................. 108 8.7. Single User Multi-Layer MIMO ................................................................................................................. 109 8.8. Sector and Single User peak throughput .................................................................................................. 109 8.9. gNB side Considerations ..........................................................................................................................